Blog Entry 2
  I worked with a small group of students that had failed an angles test.  We reviewed the difference between degrees and sides.  The students were tentative and began to understand better what they had answered wrong on the test.  Seven of the eight students were able to pass the test.
  This gave me the opportunity to work with the one student that struggle to retain or understand the difference between angles and sides and why they have to have a specific measurement to make a triangle.  I was able to use some hands on material to show the student why some measurements do not make a triangle.  The hands on seemed to help the student have a better understanding of the test material.  The experience to watch a student go from struggling to understanding the material was incredible.  We talked about working hard, practicing, and asking questions when he did not understand new material.
  A classroom teacher has a bigger responsibility then just teaching.  Teaching is probably there easiest part of the job.  They are not only responsible for lessons, they have to attend staff meeting, grade level meetings, IEP or special ed meetings, and sometimes help with supervision during lunch or recess.  Even when they finish all this work, they still need to take time to get everything graded and reports on the students.
  Schools today give equal education opportunities to all.  A classroom is filled with children from all ethnic groups and learning levels.  In the early 1900's, black students were separated into their own school buildings and children with learning disabilities were in a different location.  Teachers today have a bigger job then they have ever had.  They get to teach all children, they get to help them work together as a team, they get to help students who may have learning disabilities learn and live in today's world.  This is an opportunity to teach students that hatred has no place in their lives and that everyone is equal.